![Bee pollinating blueberry flowers](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-07/blueberries-flower-bee.jpg?itok=gtJCkjbA)
Bee Helpers
Lessons
Students will learn about the importance of bees and the human impacts on bee populations.
![Red jellyfish](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-12/red_jellyfish.jpg?itok=DSV9jFPU)
Life in the Deep Sea
Backgrounders
Learn about the unique creatures that live in deep sea ecosystems.
![Coral reef](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-12/scuba-diver-is-exploring-and-enjoying-coral-reef.jpg?itok=45-6mEe4)
Coral Ecosystems
Backgrounders
Learn about coral ecosystems and why they are important as well as what you can do to help keep them healthy.
![Jeremy McNeil, docteur en entomologie](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2020-12/Jeremy%20McNeil.jpg?itok=BmoATK9Y)
Dr. Jeremy McNeil
Career Profiles
Professor
![Mussels on a rocky coastline](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-03/mussels-on-rocky-coastline.jpg?itok=4PnEYQCV)
Using Mussels to Monitor the Environment
STEM Explained
Mussels are a kind of invertebrate that filter food out of the water they live in. This makes them a great tool for monitoring environmental water quality and tracking bioaccumulation in aquatic food webs.
![Dragonfly](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-11/What_is_an_insect.jpg?itok=JKD6nofn)
What is an Insect?
Interactives
The What is an Insect? e-book explores the amazing world of insects while showing the characteristics and diversity of insects.
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Marine Microbiology: Meet the Microbes of the Sea!
STEM Explained
The ocean is full of very small but very useful creatures called microbes. Without them, none of the sea plants or animals you’ve seen would exist!
![Ant Head Ant mouthparts](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/LT_Ant_Mouth.jpg?itok=-9ExqWT-)
Insects: Mouth Parts
Picture Collections
6 images of insect mouthparts.
![Swallowtail butterfly Swallowtail butterfly](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/6595-9.jpg?itok=M5gZz-7j)
Insects: Part 2
Picture Collections
10 images of some animals that have 6 legs and 3 main body parts consisting of a head, thorax and abdomen.
![Jellyfish Jellyfish](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1449439330640-8b0f943e031b.jpg?itok=7g-jctsR)
Invertebrates: Marine
Picture Collections
8 images of some invertebrate animals such as sea anemones, coral and jellyfish that live in a marine environment
![Ant, showing mandibles Ant, showing mandibles](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/6594-1.jpg?itok=GQ0RA1wN)
Insects: Part 1
Picture Collections
10 images of some animals such as ants and mosquitoes that have 6 legs and 3 main body parts consisting of a head, thorax and abdomen.
![Bee exiting a bee house](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/Bee_exiting_a_bee-house.jpg?itok=93hHiCWz)
Design & Build a Bee House
Lessons
Students will learn about the human impacts on bee populations as they design, test, build and observe a structure for solitary bees.